It
must be said, Shane MacGowan didn’t think much of Rum, Sodomy and
the Lash. In the harrowing but always mesmerizing film portrait, If
I Should Fall From Grace, MacGowan pouts grumpily that Elvis Costello,
who produced the landmark recording, softened their punk edge, tarted up the
Celtic folk element for effect, and essentially made the whole band look like
performing circus animals...

Saint Patrick's Day falls on a Tuesday this year,
making it difficult for 9 to 5er's to really tie one on, so-to-speak. And,
even if you don't have a regular job, maybe you're just sick of green beer.
Maybe you're sick of Guinness, too, and not quite sure whether your Irish
ancestors would prefer that you drink Jameson's or Bushmill's.

Well, we here at VINE-YL would like to offer
you an alternative to the usual suspects this Saint Patrick's Day...